Senior Accountant

Celgard, LLC; United States; Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Celgard, LLC, part of the Asahi Kasei Group, seeks a Senior Accountant for its Charlotte, NC finance team. The role focuses on accounting activities for the Celgard business, reporting to the Controller, with no direct reports.

Responsibilities include month-end close, AR processing, tax filings, and SOX control maintenance. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance, 4+ years in manufacturing accounting, CPA preferred, and strong Excel with AX/D365 experience.

Formación

• 4+ years of accounting experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• SOX knowledge and internal controls experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, arrays).
• Experience with AX and/or D365 is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Track expenses for capital projects and fixed assets (depreciation, disposals, transfers).
• Manage Accounts Receivable activities including statements and credit checks.
• Support month-end close including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Assist with budget and forecasting processes.
• Handle cash accounts concentration and disbursement.
• Support Sales/Use tax filings and ProCard administration.
• Contribute to maintaining SOX internal controls.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Herramientas

Microsoft AX

Microsoft D365

Excel (pivot, lookups)

Descripción del empleo

Company: Celgard, LLC

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment. We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).

Job Description:

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to be a part of the finance team based in Charlotte, NC. This position is responsible for accounting activities for the Celgard business. This position directly reports to the Controller and does not supervise others.

Asahi Kasei and Celgard Values

Sincerity - Being sincere with everyone
Challenge - Bolding taking challenges, continually seeking change
Creativity - Creating new value through unity and synergy

Key Accountabilities

• Track expenses for capital projects and related expenses including managing and maintaining fixed assets (depreciation, disposals, transfers, etc.)
• Responsible for Accounts Receivable including generating customer statements, monitoring and releasing credit holds, and processing credit applications.
• Support month-end closing process including journal entry preparation, accounting for intercompany and fixed assets transactions, and account reconciliations.
• Assist with the budget and forecasting processes.
• Responsible for the concentration and disbursement cash accounts.
• Responsible for Sales/Use tax filings and ProCard administration.
• Support, maintain, and update SOX internal controls for assigned areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

Education Background: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business degree with financial concentration is required. CPA designation is preferred.

Knowledge & Experience: Must possess 4+ years of experience in accounting in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment. Experience with general accounting is required. SOX experience with identification of key controls is a plus. Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel (including lookups, pivot tables, arrays and databases) is required. Microsoft AX and/or D365 experience is preferred.

Key Attributes

• Must possess ability to build effective workplace relationships.
• Must be able to work on a high performing team creating an environment where open and honest communication is the norm.
• Must be results-oriented to ensure timely products and services in an accurate and complete fashion.
• Must have demonstrated ability to work well with staff members in gathering data to solve problems.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, collaboration, and detail-orientated skills are required.

Travel

undefined Travel Travel is negligible; must be willing to travel between the Charlotte and Concord sites.

Working Environment

This position required long periods of sitting and working at a computer. Celgard manufacturing sites are IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 certified.

About Us

For more than 50 years, Celgard has proven itself as a global leader in the development and production of high-performance membrane technology. Celgard specializes in solvent-free, dry-process, microporous membranes used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries that power a broad range of electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS). Celgard® membrane is also used in specialty applications such as satellites and military installations as well as other barrier-type applications like technical textiles for waterproof and breathable apparel. Headquartered in the United States, we operate manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China and have sales and technical service staff located strategically throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Celgard, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, LP, an Asahi Kasei Company. With manufacturing facilities or sales offices in nine countries serving six continents, Polypore brings advanced development and manufacturing know-how as well as unique problem-solving capabilities to customers' lithium-ion and lead-acid battery development teams. The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. With more than 46,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. We are Creating for Tomorrow!

Location Information

Charlotte, NC, known as the Queen City, is a thriving metropolitan area of over 2.6 million people across 15 counties. It is situated just north of the South Carolina border and is close enough to drive to the mountains and the beach in two-three hours. Charlotte brings diversity in people, industries and living, from urban to rural. It is ranked second among 25 largest cities for most desirable place to purchase a home by Nerdwallet.com and is ranked eighth among the top 10 big booming cities by CNNmoney.com. Charlotte is home of one of North Carolina’s largest college campuses, UNC Charlotte. Along with a friendly southern culture, Charlotte offers dining, arts, museums, major league basketball, a national football team, a soccer team, a minor league baseball team, NASCAR, shopping, festivals, a variety of amenities and quick access to several parks for people who love to get outdoors.

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As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society and environment.

As an employer, Asahi Kasei offers a comprehensive benefits package, growth opportunities throughout our companies, and a diverse environment to enhance your career.

About Asahi Kasei

The Asahi Kasei Group contributes to life and living for people around the world. Since its foundation in 1922, Asahi Kasei has consistently grown through the proactive transformation of its business portfolio to meet the evolving needs of every age. With more than 46,000 employees around the world, the company contributes to a sustainable society by providing solutions to the world's challenges through its three business sectors of Material, Homes, and Health Care. In North America, Asahi Kasei currently has over 23 business units and 10,000 employees. Our People Asahi Kasei recognizes that our people are our greatest strength. We operate with an emphasis on developing our employees and promoting from within. Our broad spectrum of companies within the Material, Homes, and Health Care sectors allows employees to collaborate across locations and industries. The possibilities for employees will continue to grow as we accelerate new business activity internally and externally through mergers and acquisitions.